Operations and Releases
Focuses on validator node software releases, Catchain consensus operational requirements, staking mechanics, and election participation. Validators, staking providers, and infrastructure engineers use this group to track mandatory updates, optimize node performance, and maintain network security through correct operational procedures.
TON Node Software Release Lifecycle and Versioning Strategy
Operational guide to TON node release channels, semantic versioning, and mandatory upgrade windows. Helps validator operators and infrastructure teams plan maintenance cycles, track compatibility, and avoid slashing by understanding the lifecycle from release candidate to deprecation. Chainscore can provide upgrade readiness reviews and node configuration audits.
Validator Election Participation and Stake Management
Deep-dive into the TON validator election cycle, Elector contract mechanics, and stake submission timing. Covers strategies for managing multiple stakes to ensure continuous participation. Essential for validators and staking providers to prevent missed elections. Chainscore can review election participation setups and automate stake management workflows.
Catchain Consensus Operational Tuning and Troubleshooting
Practical configuration and troubleshooting guide for the Catchain consensus engine. Addresses desynchronization, block propagation delays, and peer management, providing optimization parameters for high-availability validator setups. Chainscore can perform consensus health checks and configuration audits.
Mandatory Configuration Changes for TON Node Operators
Changelog-style tracker for critical, non-negotiable configuration file updates required for node compatibility. Covers changes to network endpoints, genesis parameters, and consensus-critical flags that must be applied before a specific block height. Chainscore can help operators build automated validation pipelines for configuration compliance.
TON Storage and Archival Node Operations
Operational requirements for running full archival nodes and storage providers. Details pruning configurations, shard state archival strategies, and hardware requirements for serving historical data to indexers and explorers. Chainscore can advise on cost-effective archival infrastructure design.
MyTonCtrl and Alternative Node Management Tooling
Comparison and operational guide for node management tooling, including the official MyTonCtrl suite and community-maintained alternatives. Covers automation scripts for deployment, monitoring, and seamless updates. Chainscore can assess tooling fit for specific operational environments.
Lite Server and RPC Endpoint Management
Best practices for deploying and securing Lite Servers and TonHTTP API endpoints. Addresses rate limiting, TLS configuration, and load balancing for infrastructure engineers serving wallet and dApp traffic. Chainscore can perform endpoint security reviews and load-testing assessments.
Validator Performance Benchmarking and Optimization
Technical reference for profiling TON node performance, including kernel tuning, I/O optimization for RocksDB/LSMT, and CPU pinning. Ensures a node meets strict block time requirements. Chainscore can conduct performance audits and recommend hardware profiles.
Network Monitoring and Alerting for Validators
Guide to implementing proactive monitoring for TON validators. Details key Prometheus metrics, log parsing for critical errors, and alerting rules for missed blocks, election losses, or Catchain instability. Chainscore can design and implement custom monitoring dashboards and alerting pipelines.
Disaster Recovery and Node Migration Procedures
Operational runbooks for catastrophic failure scenarios, including migrating validator keys, restoring state from snapshots, and rebuilding a node without triggering slashing. Chainscore can help develop and test custom disaster recovery plans.
Slashing Conditions and Validator Penalty Avoidance
Precise technical explanation of slashing logic in the Elector and configuration contracts. Focuses on operational triggers like prolonged downtime or double-signing and how to architect a setup that minimizes risk. Chainscore can audit validator setups for slashing risk vectors.
Mainnet-to-Testnet Parity and Upgrade Path Testing
Workflow for infrastructure teams to validate new software releases by syncing a testnet node, simulating election participation, and verifying transaction execution before mainnet deployment. Chainscore can manage the full upgrade testing lifecycle for validator groups.
Deprecation of Legacy Node APIs and Methods
Tracker for sunsetting RPC methods, Lite Server protocols, and CLI commands. Helps exchange and custodian engineering teams proactively migrate backend systems away from deprecated interfaces. Chainscore can audit codebases for deprecated API dependencies and plan migrations.
Fee and Gas Estimation for Complex Transaction Patterns
Operational guide for builders and exchanges on accurately computing TON fees. Covers the gas model, storage phase costs, computation limits, and transaction simulation to prevent out-of-gas failures on high-value transfers. Chainscore can review fee estimation logic in exchange and wallet integrations.
Jettons and NFT Transfer Operational Integrity
Addresses operational challenges of processing non-native asset transfers, including parsing internal message chains, handling bounced notifications, and reconciliation procedures for exchanges and custodians. Chainscore can audit Jetton and NFT integration logic for asset safety.
High-Load Transaction Batching and Sequencing
Technical pattern for high-throughput applications to construct and sequence batches of external messages, maximizing throughput while respecting logical time (lt) and preventing sequence number conflicts. Chainscore can review batching implementations for correctness and performance.